Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan has officially been declared deceased. He was shot on Friday while giving a speech in the city of Nara. He remained in critical condition for hours and was admitted to the Nara Medical University Hospital.
Therefore, the hospital has confirmed that he has succumbed to his injuries.
Footage on social media showed Shinzo Abe, 67, collapsing and bleeding on the ground in the city of Nara near Kyoto. Also, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said that Shinzo Abe sustained a gunshot wound to his right neck and left chest.
The police said they had arrested a suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41. Moreover, on charges of attempted murder. The suspect had used a “gunlike equipment”. Which was retrieved at the scene, a police spokesman said.
Shinzo Abe shot dead
Images shared on social media showed a man being tackled after the shooting near Yamatosaidaiji Station. The man was a Nara resident, said NHK, the public broadcaster. However, a detailed motive for the shooting was not immediately made public.
Mr. Kishida, who had been on the campaign trail in Yamagata Prefecture and returned to Tokyo after the shooting, said at a news briefing that the attack had been a “heinous act,” adding, “It is barbaric and malicious, and it cannot be tolerated.”
